Specialist, Object Oriented Software Developer

L3Harris Technologies - Nashville, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Nashville, TN

10,001+ employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Specialist, Object Oriented Software Developer at L3Harris, you will play a crucial role in the planning, design, implementation, verification, deployment, and support of aircraft mission management software. This position requires you to engage directly with the engineering team and program management staff to analyze and understand project requirements. You will be responsible for translating these requirements into appropriate technical designs and effectively presenting these designs to your peers and management. Your contributions will be vital in implementing software components and applications according to the established technical designs, ensuring that all deliverables meet the required quality standards through unit and component testing. In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will also manage projects and processes under general supervision, aiming to achieve operational targets that have a moderate impact on departmental results. You will be expected to track and report the status of tasks, deliverables, and issues to the software engineering team, adhering to corporate processes and standards throughout all phases of the software development life cycle. Mentoring less experienced team members will also be part of your role, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment. This position requires a positive and professional attitude, as you will be performing various duties as requested or assigned. Your ability to effectively manage multiple task assignments and communicate complex design specifications will be essential for success in this role. You will also need to understand and implement Agile and Scrum methodologies, contributing to a dynamic and efficient development process.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning, design, implementation, verification, deployment, and support activities for aircraft mission management software.
• Interact directly with engineering team and program management staff to analyze and understand requirements.
• Translate requirements into appropriate technical designs.
• Effectively present technical designs to software engineering, program management, and other team members.
• Implement requirements into software components and applications according to technical design.
• Unit and component test software components and applications to ensure quality of deliverables.
• Provide input and effort for the technical verification of all technical, functional and corporate requirements prior to delivery of software components and applications.
• Investigate and address requirement violations in functional testing and production software as needed.
• Track and report status of tasks, deliverables, and issues to software engineering team.
• Adhere to corporate processes and standards for all activities and deliverables during all phases of involvement in the software development life cycle.
• Effectively manage multiple task assignments.
• Mentor less experienced team members as appropriate.
• Perform other appropriate duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Requirements

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressively advanced object oriented commercial or government software development experience.
• Experience with C# and Visual Studio required (Java experience a potential substitute).
• Experience with WPF/XAML required for UI development for Windows desktop applications.
• Proficient knowledge of relevant technologies, software development methodologies, and programming languages.
• Proficient knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of object-oriented design/development.
• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory standards impact on software development.
• Proficient knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of software unit, component, and integration testing.
• Proficient knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of source code management and defect tracking.
• Ability to effectively utilize both written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to identify complex problems and provide multiple solutions.
• Ability to understand, create, and communicate complex design specifications.
• Ability to quickly and effectively breakdown assignments into work tasks and provide effort and schedule estimates and successfully achieve them.
• Ability to use judgment and logic in decision-making considering relative to costs and benefits of potential actions.
• Ability to promote a corporate ethics and exhibit a spirit of teamwork and cooperation within the organization.
• Understanding and ability to implement Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Ability to work in a team environment and highly effective at collaboration.
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance, which requires US citizenship.

Nice-to-haves

• Basic understanding of UML (Unified Modeling Language).
• Ability to utilize design patterns as appropriate.
• Azure DevOps source control (GIT).
• A basic understanding of SOLID principles.
• Experience with multithreaded application development.